SportShorts for Monday, Oct. 7, 2013

Its 38-24 win over Kent State securing a 5-0 start, Northern Illinois made its first appearance of the season Sunday in the Associated Press top 25 poll at No. 23.

Northwestern fell three spots to No. 19 in the AP poll after a 40-30 loss to Ohio State, which remained in the No. 4 slot.

Michigan, the only other Big Ten team in the AP rankings, moved up a spot to No. 18 after routing Minnesota 42-13 on Saturday.

Kill suffers fifth seizure in 3 years

Less than 3 hours before kickoff between Minnesota and Michigan, the Gophers’ athletic department announced that head coach Jerry Kill had suffered a seizure Saturday morning and did not travel to Ann Arbor with the Golden Gophers.

The Wolverines won 42-13. Kill, a former coach at Northern Illinois, was spelled by Tracy Claeys. Kill has suffered five seizures since joining the Gophers’ staff in 2011.